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Christmas and PS2 Memory Cards
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5 reasons the Dualshock 4's square button is better than the triangle
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Fatal Frame 2 gave me a workout
I'm not generally big on horror games. I liked the Resident Evil series, but if we're being honest, that contains more action than genuine horror. Yet, I Fatal Fame 2. I didn't buy it because it was a horror game, though I certainly knew of its reputation as being a game that could invoke real more »
Fatal Frame 2 still terrifies me
I feel as though I shouldn't have to warn about spoilers for a game , and yet the internet being what it is, this article will have spoilers. I feel the need to say this because Fatal Frame 2: Crimson Butterfly is a horror game, and horror known is horror lost. Yet somehow, Fatal Frame more »
iPhone 6 tech ensures a great future for legacy gaming
Apple's new device has a hell of a kick to it. The iPhone 6, and especially the iPhone 6 Plus, are partially designed with powerful gaming experiences in mind. The A8 chip, combined with this new "Metal" tech, are capable of 1080p visuals and all that cool video game/tech jargon that basically means, "it can more »
5 Simpsons games to play during the FXX marathon
When you try to think of good licensed games, The Simpsons aren't really the property that floats to the top of your head. Hell, there are probably at least half a dozen games based on some facet of the Simpsons you haven't even heard of. The rabbit hole for such a huge cash cow runs more »
8 Sites with "good" Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles media
Know what's out in theaters today? That new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot. (Yuck!) I think I speak for the majority of the internet when I say no thank you. That's okay. We do not want this. Really. Which is why I propose we spend the day enjoying good, classic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles media more »
The case for one-handed RPGs continues
Playing The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky makes me want a new laptop. Mine can run it well; it's just a huge, clunky beast of a machine and I want to play Trails in bed. I totally could, if I had one of those smaller, touch-based Windows 8 tablet-hybrid thingies. I'm using a more »
This Week on the PlayStation Store, June 24, 2014
The PlayStation Store has a healthy selection available for download this week for PS4, PS3, and Vita. One of the primary highlights is Ubisoft's little-big indie, Valiant Hearts. It's a puzzle/adventure set during the Great War that just tugs at the heart-strings. If you don't believe me, check out the trailer. Make sure to check more »
From Gran Turismo to Le Mans
During this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans, Nissan performed a world first with their highly experimental ZEOD RC electric hybrid prototype race car. During the warm up laps just prior to beginning the race proper, the ZEOD RC piloted by Spanish driver Lucas Ordonez became the first ever vehicle to complete a full lap more »
Valentine's Day 2014: Games to Fall in Love With
Once again, we come to Valentine's Day, the day marked by a sudden spike in the business of movie theaters and restaurants. Somewhere, someplace, somebody is proposing a marriage, because that's incredibly romantic and definitely hasn't been done before. But hey, maybe you are without a date today? Whether by choice or circumstance, maybe some more »
GameStop stock drops after PlayStation Now announcement
Playing games without owning a console or a physical disc sounds cool, unless you own a large chain of gaming retail stores. GameStop shares fell 8 percent after Sony announced PlayStation now, a cloud based streaming service. It will stream games to the PS3, PS4 and PS Vita consoles, but can also stream to Bravia more »


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( 1860–1929), US engineer. He invented a tabulating machine using punched cards for computation, an important precursor of the electronic computer, and he founded a company that later expanded to become the IBM Corporation.
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Infiniti makes all-wheel drive available on its G37 and M35/M45 models, and, like BMW, designates it with an "x". In 2009, the option was expanded to the G37 coupe as well as the sedan. In the G37, buying all-wheel drive also nets you heated seats and mirrors, but you can't get a manual transmission. Not much has changed for 2010.
Price: $40,015/$36,915 (coupe/sedan)
AWD cost: $1600/1650 (coupe/sedan vs. rwd G37 Journey)
City/Hwy MPG: 18/25
AWD penalty: 1 mpg hwy, 2 mpg hwy (all)
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AWD cost: $2150/$2500 (vs. M35/M45)
City/Hwy MPG: 16/22 (M35x), 14/20 (M45x)
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They've experienced the pleasure of sex, the pain of heartbreak and the panacea of friendship. Now, Carrie Bradshaw and her three best friends-Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha- are headed into an exciting new chapter in their lives that's as unpredictable as the metropolis they live in. It's the last hurrah for Carrie and Co.


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How Duke will attack Virginia's defense
Seth GreenbergThe Virginia Cavaliers won the ACC's regular-season title and tournament last season, and that success hasn't stopped in 2014-15. Undefeated just a couple of months from the NCAA tournament, Tony Bennett's team is 19-0 and No. 2 in the country behind...
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Fran Fraschilla and Seth GreenbergThe Iowa State Cyclones suffered one of the surprising losses of the weekend, going to Lubbock and losing to a Texas Tech team that was previously winless in the Big 12. Fred Hoiberg's team will not have time to dwell on the loss, as they welcome the...
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Top 10 matchup nightmares in the nation
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Fran Fraschilla and Seth GreenbergFran Fraschilla and Seth Greenberg got together to discuss the keys to Virginia's undefeated start, where the Cavaliers are vulnerable and their chances both in the ACC and nationally. Fran Fraschilla: What I saw in the last two games is a team th...
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Projecting the Pac-12 standings - College Basketball
Seth GreenbergThe Pac-12 lost a number of its top players to the NBA, and had a shaky out-of-conference season. But as Seth Greenberg writes in his end-of-season standings projections, the young league is coming into its own.
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'Camp Cal' and other semester break tasks
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Scouting Report: Duke vs. Wisconsin
Fran Fraschilla and Seth GreenbergWith Wednesday's highly anticipated matchup between the Duke Blue Devils and Wisconsin Badgers (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN) fast approaching, ESPN Insiders and former coaches Fran Fraschilla and Seth Greenberg weigh in on what to watch for, keys for both tea...
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Dark-horse picks for major conferences
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Player of the Year picks for 2014-15
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Ten biggest takeaways from Kansas
Seth GreenbergDespite losing Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins, Kansas will once again be in the discussion for a national title. The Jayhawks have a championship pedigree and are led by Bill Self, one of the best coaches in college basketball. They also added anothe...
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New resources for endangered languages
Alicia Assini
Languages such as French, Italian, German and Spanish are undeniably the language industry powerhouses. However, languages with both large and small community bases, from Igbo to Ojibwa, are stepping up and finding a way to make their presence known. In the twenty-first century, this equates to being available on a digital platform, and tremendous work is currently being done by individuals, companies and educational institutions to bring greater linguistic diversity to the world of digital communication.
The reality is that people across the globe are relying increasingly on technology and are experiencing greater access to mobile phone networks and the internet. If people cannot navigate this technology in their own language there are two potential results: they will remain at a disadvantage since they will not be able to access this information as readily, and they will most likely move away from their native language to one that allows them to access this global network....
Oct/Nov 2014
Fostering accessibility through web localization
Silvia Rodríguez Vázquez & Jesús Torres Del Rey
Fifteen years after the publication of the first Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the lack of universal access to information on the internet remains a major stumbling block for inclusiveness and participation in today's society. Although disabled users' interaction with the web has experienced major improvements, a strong commitment toward social inclusion is still required from all actors involved in the web development cycle, including localization professionals.
The World Report on Disability 2011, a joint effort by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, indicates that over a billion people in the world today experience disability, also known as functional diversity. People with special needs generally have poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. This is largely due to the lack of services available to them and the multiple obstacles they have to face in their everyday lives. Since the advent of the web, these difficulties have been softened. The internet and the growth of mobile devices have helped people with mobility impairments to shop online, children with dyslexia to read adapted e-books, or blind people to regularly check their emails or independently complete administrative tasks. For all those services to be accessible across languages and communities, however, a series of requirements must be met....
Oct/Nov 2014
Transcreation, localization and content marketing
Kit Brown-Hoekstra
Transcreation goes beyond localization to actually re-creating the content for a specific market. In transcreation, the concepts, feelings and calls to action that are expressed in the source material are maintained in the target material, but the emphasis, design and the text are oriented specifically to the target culture. While there are some gray areas (for example, regulatory information), transcreation goes much deeper than localization typically does, and consequently, incurs significantly higher costs....
Oct/Nov 2014
How to localize rich media for your global market
Evelyn Toro
Localizing and managing distribution of rich media assets presents numerous challenges. Before starting a campaign, decide which assets will be translated. Then build them with localization in mind. Because they are comprised of so many interdependent components, it is essential that all the elements are developed to appeal to global markets and be easy to translate.
For example, video components such as the music and effects tracks should be kept separate from any voiceover. Also, place text separately in the native design program or an external XML file for animated screens. Eliminate layers and compile assets using a localization-friendly editor such as Final Cut Pro or After Effects whenever possible, to simplify the translation process and avoid rework....
Oct/Nov 2014
Practical SEO tips for international websites
Wijnand Rijkenberg
To improve your business, you need to drive quality traffic to your website and engage your prospects. This is a challenging task, especially when adding multiple languages to the mix. For this reason, the fields of search engine optimization (SEO) and localization are becoming increasingly intertwined.
In e-commerce, your ranking on Google (or any other local search engine) is key for a successful web store or service offered online. Most companies start a website in their local language and make an effort to make it visible on the respective local search engines. But what if they grow and start looking for opportunities abroad? They translate their content and hope their pages will somehow rank high in the new target language....
Oct/Nov 2014
More language outsourcing on the horizon
Donald A. DePalma
Whenever I sit down to write an article or speech about the importance of language on websites or mobile apps, I have to turn off that part of my brain that incessantly whispers, "Shouldn't it be obvious to everyone? Most people prefer speaking, reading, and doing most things in their own language." Nonetheless, executives responsible for their company's global presence regularly ask us for data showing the return on investment of translation as they struggle to justify their localization budgets. Many language service and translation software suppliers hear the same demand, so they sprinkle their websites with statistics about consumer preferences for content in their own language....
September 2014
Post Editing: Preventative medicine
Katie Botkin
That's more or less how you're supposed to approach business. Before anything ever goes wrong, you make sure your systems are robust and that you're not wasting money on something that you really should scale back on for the sake of your own health. It's like preventative medicine for businesses. This is all the more important when it's a highly regulated sector with little to no room for error, such as life sciences....
September 2014
Tobias Scherf
Plunet BusinessManager is a web-based tool that runs on a Tomcat web server with MySQL database, though it has also been implemented with MS-SQL. The tool is laid out in a very logical way, analogous to the natural flow of a project. The next tab over on most every screen is the natural next step in a project's workflow, which allows users to feel at home very quickly. The Home screen features a customizable dashboard that helps to keep project managers organized and on task. Most everything is immediately apparent from the dashboard and the details are a mere one-to-two clicks away. Via the main menu bar, the tool gives access to contacts, requests, quotes, orders and invoices, which are the primary functions used by project managers....
September 2014
Off the map: Indigenous issues
Kate Edwards
Because of their status as original inhabitants, their differentiation is often made explicit in the context of rampant colonialism that initiated during the Age of Exploration starting in the late fifteenth century. Thus some would define being indigenous as all the original occupants in any territories controlled and colonized by foreign powers, from the advent of the colonial rule until the process of decolonization was complete. Without question, the contrast between indigenous peoples and the colonial powers (primarily European in origin) that displaced them remains a major theme of discourse in many countries, with governments slowly taking action toward preservation and restitution of these unique cultures that aren't necessarily bound to the mainstream national identity....
September 2014
Macro/Micro: Innovation, creativity and heart
Terena Bell
Between wrong and right, there is a world of gray. Surely we will all agree that to illegally steal the Tamiflu formula and use it to cook up your own knock-off for profit is wrong. But for Pepsi to make money off the words from scriptwriters throughout history is funny and clever. Where is the line?...
September 2014
Perspectives: Surveying Russian LSPs
Konstantin Dranch
Is language business done differently in Russia? The answer is yes — to some extent. Translationrating.ru surveyed over 100 leading language service providers (LSPs) from Russia and Ukraine and released a report based on their yearlong 2013 results....
September 2014
Perspectives: Managing home-based community teams
Chloe Swain
Managing worldwide, home-based community teams can be a daunting task for those of us used to managing workers in the world of cubicles, board rooms and coffee breaks. But there is a highly-trained, educated and specialized workforce full of willing and capable employees just ripe for the plucking if you can get yourself, and your company, into the mindset that this style of collaborating isn't just an afterthought.
This isn't a workaround or just a way to save money sometimes. This isn't an option which exists only for making special concessions for certain special people. This can be, and especially in the world of global community management already is, the ideal way to set up your community teams....
September 2014
How life sciences companies can benefit from the LMM
Rebecca Ray
Many firms face scalability challenges related to the amount of content they're processing, the number of languages and markets they're supporting, and the timeframes in which they must deliver all of this. Those in the sectors that make up life sciences — such as pharmaceutical, medical devices and biomedical technologies — have additional pressure from governmental regulatory bodies around the world. These firms require a framework to help them avoid making typical mistakes and to enable them to mature as quickly as possible when it comes to localization.
The localization maturity model allows life sciences firms to reduce risk — it's all about mitigating risk for translation and localization managers at life sciences firms. This focus leads them to concentrate on predictability, reliable processes and knowing what to expect at every turn. The goal of these managers is to translate this effort into achieving compliance in local markets as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible....
September 2014
Evolving the translation process for life sciences
Gráinne Maycock
From a translation services provider perspective, we hear the argument now and again that any translation process change, even for the better, takes time — which is something that executives aren't too keen to expend. Any deviation from the status quo seems to present a disruption.
Then again, the cost of not changing a process that isn't working well can be even more significant. This is abundantly clear from the unsettling anecdotes from clients' long-spanning careers in the life sciences....
September 2014
Responding to translation price reduction requests
Brian Chandler
Translation has unfortunately made its home as an unwanted stepchild in the content development process. A common reason for this is that frequently within an organization there is no one who is truly responsible for translation. The task of managing translation is thrown on the shoulders of a technical writer, a project manager or someone else who doesn't have the understanding, time or desire to deal with it, and is generally not compensated for this additional responsibility. Even in companies that have an internal translation manager or group dedicated specifically to overseeing translation, the company is generally too large or too decentralized to control this effort....
September 2014
Wordscope: creating a kind of 'Google Health'
Philippe Mercier
So in 2010, during meetings with our client on the subject of terminology, we asked, "How can our translators know your terminology preferences?" It was suggested that we take the documents previously published by the organization as our basis. We then asked if these documents were available and if someone could provide them to us.
This question is both a simple and complex one. Yet again, the size of the organization and the vast number of participants complicated this task. Not only were previous reports needed, but also the translations of treaties or conventions referenced in the documents, as the latter have legal value and so forth. It was of course impossible for such a large volume of data to be sent to us on any medium. Moreover, these documents would have had to be organized, sorted by language, subject matter and so on. We were back to square one....
September 2014
Translating medical devices of the future
Libor Safar
Traditionally, medical device industry translations are considered exceptional compared with the best practices of industries such as IT, and for good reason. This is a highly regulated industry, and the quality of translation is not just a matter of customer satisfaction.
However, these differences are starting to blur for two reasons. First, the world of medical devices is going digital. Content related to medical devices is appearing online, such as instructions for use (IFUs), support content, user-generated content or even instructional and promo videos. Medical devices also include complementary mobile apps or standalone software, or may themselves be medical apps. In addition, reporting of postmarket medical device adverse events such as medical device reports is more common, as are electronic ways to register new medical devices with regulators....
September 2014
xml:tm — a new approach to translating XML
Andrzej Zydroń
XML has become one of the defining technologies that is helping to reshape the face of both computing and publishing. It is helping to drive down costs and dramatically increase interoperability between diverse computer systems.
From a localization point of view XML offers many advantages: a well-defined, rigorous syntax backed up by a rich tool set that allows documents to be validated and proven; a well-defined character encoding system that includes support for Unicode; and the separation of form and content, which allows both multi-target publishing (PDF, Postscript, WAP, HTML, XHTML, online help) from one source....
September 2014
Understanding the global translator community
Helmut Juskewycz
We recently commissioned a survey that paints an interesting picture of the global translator community. Among the few hundred respondents, a majority was female, with more than 40% being 26 to 35 years old, and nearly 38% being between 36 and 55 years old.
The majority of respondents were located in Europe, which may have something to do with the methods our European company used to apply the survey. This in turn may have affected the number of languages spoken by respondents (Figure 1)....
Jul/Aug 2014
Post Editing: Cultural renegades
Katie Botkin
A few summers ago, as I was chatting late into the night with my Korean-American friend about the non-mainstream ways we grew up, it occurred to me that people raised more traditionally might have an easier time relating to cultures — such as many Asian cultures — that embrace collectivism over individualism, stronger power structures, strong family influence and so on....
Jul/Aug 2014
Off the map: The creative difference
Kate Edwards
Most of us who work in localization and culturalization have a pretty solid understanding of the types of content that are typically adapted for international markets. I would venture that the majority of content localized today involves pretty straightforward text copy and other media that are descriptive, logistical or administrative in nature — things such as user interface text, medical records, technical manuals and so on. I'm essentially referring to nonfiction types of content.
Because we operate within a consumer ecosystem that's increasingly driven by digital content, we're also seeing a continued increase in the need for adapting creative content, meaning more and more content like books, films, television programs and video games....
Jul/Aug 2014
Macro/Micro: Pragmatism, conflict and translation
Terena Bell
I've written on war in this column before but only in the hypothetical. Now that it's about two actual nations, both of which have MultiLingual readers, writing gets a lot more stressful. While I won't say which side my politics align with, the first thing I have to do is admit a bias as a journalist: I have a clear opinion on right and wrong here. But what isn't clear to me as a language service provider (LSP) owner is how our industry should handle the business side of this or any other war-like conflict....
Jul/Aug 2014
World savvy: Language and turmoil in Ukraine
John Freivalds
Close to 300 million people spoke Russian in 1994, just after the fall of the Soviet Union. That number has already decreased by about 120 million, according to Russia's Benjamin Kaganov, deputy minister of education and science. And the number of Russian speakers is projected to keep dropping in the next 50 years, something that has spurred Russia to allocate around $46 million to open language learning centers around the world....
Jul/Aug 2014
Perspectives: Creating a documentation team in India
Joseph Campo
If your team is like mine, you constantly face the challenge of doing more with the same or less staffing. We need to be flexible with finding quality employees, wherever that road might take us. In the case of Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks, that road took us to the 3DPLM offices in Pune, India.
In February 2014, my colleague Lyn Amidon and I traveled to India to greet and train our new technical writer, and to learn how to create and grow a SolidWorks documentation team there....
Jul/Aug 2014
East and West: Overcoming stereotypes
Bob Donaldson
We all recognize that stereotypes are inherently unfair, and yet there is a sense in which they are not altogether unhelpful. It really is true that, in general, Americans (like me) are too loud, too direct and too informal when seen from the perspective of many other cultures. And it really is true that the cultural predispositions of many Asians to avoid causing others to "lose face" can result in severe communication problems when combined with the direct Western approach to problem resolution. So with these cultural characteristics as a backdrop, we explored several areas that often give rise to difficulties between us, inhibiting our ability to serve our customers effectively....


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One tall order: Getting into a Tesla Roadster
Web video of a guy, 6 feet, 6 inches tall, getting in and out of a Tesla Roadster.
How do you get into a Tesla Roadster when you're 6 feet, 6 inches tall? Folks at the San Carlos-based automaker have provided you with this short instructional video on the best way for tall drivers to get in and out of the $109,000 Roadster sports car.
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Marie's lifelong love of music began at the age of nine when she became a girl chorister in Wells Cathedral Choir. Since then, Marie's career has continued to grow. Her achievements to date include winning the BBC Radio 2 Choir Girl of the Year competition and recording Allegri's Miserere on Dephian Records.
Marie's popularity as a soloist is rapidly increasing. She particularly enjoys performing song recitals and as an oratorio soloist. Recent highlights include a concert of Handel arias with the Belsize Baroque orchestra, Bach St John Passion with the Winchester Music Club and Vaughan Williams Mass in G Minor with the Bath Choral Society.
Marie still relishes her roots in the English Choral Tradition and enjoys working with a number of the country's most prestigious ensembles, including The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and Tenebrae Choir. Marie is also a member of the Prior Church Choir at St Bartholomew the Great in the City of London, where she is generously supported by General Electric Company.


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10 Unhealthiest States in America
Follow your gut. What makes you happy? What activities and objects are you attracted to? Don't try to force interest – do the things you love.
Look at the people around you. It's often said that the people you want to associate with are the people that you want to be most like. Who do you hang out with, who do you admire, and who do you detest?
Don't try too hard to fit a certain type. You're trying to be yourself, not a clone of the perfect goth, prep, jock, geek, businessman, or mom.
Try everything. Try sports, activities even the ones that you think you don't like; you just might be surprised. And if you don't like it then you're one step ahead by knowing that you don't like that certain activity and you're off discovering new activities.
Ask yourself. Always ask yourself are you enjoying the moment? For example: while waiting for a friend, ask yourself if you're bored or are you enjoying the environment. Probe into your answer and ask more questions and you might find yourself the kind of person who doesn't get bored easily and enjoys spending time with oneself and enjoys bird watching or the complete opposite.
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Consider. Everything you do. Before you sneak out of the house and do something you WILL regret, consider. Did your parents specifically tell you not to leave the house? Do you know what will happen if they find out? What's wrong with watching a movie at the house instead of at the theater? All of this is part of using your brain, and considering before doing things.
Clean your reputation. If you have a reputation of doing things bad and not caring, you naturally are going to be tempted to do things. Don't. Make it clear to your friends. Say: "I know I usually don't back down, but I've been having second thoughts about this." If they are true friends, they'll understand. If not, search for new friends.
Limit yourself. The whole purpose of training your concience is to stop doing things you know, deep down, are wrong. Party Saturday night but you know people are going to have drugs there? Don't go. Even if your friends want you to. Use your better judgement and do something useful. Go help at the nursery. See an appropiate movie. Or go eat out with your parents. Skip the party and talk about something else the next day.
Stay calm. You will have to make some sacrifices to do the "right thing" but do it anyway! Half of training your conscience is learning at a young age to make good choices and live your life well.
Practice delayed gratification. This may be hard, as mentioned. You will miss parties and things because of your new conscience. But hopefully your conscience will make up for the parties. You will be rewarded in the end.
Until Next blog, let's become the person we know we can be.
More than one-third of American adults wake up in the middle of the night on a regular basis. Of those who experience "nocturnal awakenings," nearly half are unable to fall back asleep right away. Doctors frequently diagnose this condition as a sleep disorder called "middle-of-the-night insomnia," and prescribe medication to treat it.
Mounting evidence suggests, however, that nocturnal awakenings aren't abnormal at all; they are the natural rhythm that your body gravitates toward. According to historians and psychiatrists alike, it is the compressed, continuous eight-hour sleep routine to which everyone aspires today that is unprecedented in human history. We've been sleeping all wrong lately — so if you have "insomnia," you may actually be doing things right.
"The dominant pattern of sleep, arguably since time immemorial, was biphasic," Roger Ekirch, a sleep historian at Virginia Tech University and author of "At Day's Close: Night in Times Past" (Norton 2005), told Life's Little Mysteries, a sister site to LiveScience. "Humans slept in two four-hour blocks, which were separated by a period of wakefulness in the middle of the night lasting an hour or more. During this time some might stay in bed, pray, think about their dreams, or talk with their spouses. Others might get up and do tasks or even visit neighbors before going back to sleep."
References to "first sleep" or "deep sleep" and "second sleep" or "morning sleep" abound in legal depositions, literature and other archival documents from pre-Industrial European times. Gradually, though, during the 19th century, "language changed and references to segmented sleep fell away," said Ekirch. "Now people call it insomnia."
You can blame the shift in your sleeping habits on Thomas Edison's lightbulb and the Industrial Revolution.
Ekirch explained that in the past, and especially during winter, darkness spanned up to 14 hours each night. Except for those affluent enough to burn candles for hours, folks were left with little to do but go to bed early, and this gave a great deal of flexibility to their nightly sleep requirements. Segmented or biphasic sleep patterns evolved to fill the long stretch of nighttime, and as observed by anthropologists, segmented sleep continues to be the norm for many people in undeveloped parts of the world, such as the Tiv group in Central Nigeria.
In places with electricity, though, artificial lighting has prolonged our experience of daylight, allowing us to be productive for longer. At the same time, it has cut nighttime short, and so to get enough sleep we now have to do it all in one go. Now, "normal" sleep requires forgoing the periods of wakefulness that used to break up the night; we simply don't have time for a midnight chat with the neighbor any longer. "But people with particularly strong circadian rhythms continue to [wake up in the night]," said Ekirch.
In the 1990s, a sleep scientist named Thomas Wehr discovered that everyone sleeps biphasically when subjected to natural patterns of light and dark. In Wehr's well-known study, he subjected participants to 14 hours of darkness per night, and found that they gradually shifted to a routine of taking two hours to fall asleep, then sleeping in two four-hour phases separated by about an hour of wakefulness—a pattern that exactly matched Ekirch's historical findings.
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The krone, this month's best performing major currency against both the dollar and the euro, fell 0.3 percent to 7.5167 per euro and lost 0.8 percent to 5.6207 per dollar as of 3:44 p.m. in Oslo.
The central bank in December lowered its main rate by half a percentage point to 1.75 percent, its biggest cut since May 2009, to avoid excessive krone gains and guard against the fallout of Europe's debt crisis. The currency last week touched its highest level since February 2003, as investors fled the debt-plagued euro area and flocked to Norway's AAA rated assets.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the new financial services regulator, has appointed M&C Saatchi and Saatchi Masius as it seeks to build consumer trust and confidence.
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Over the next four years, the agencies will support the communications and international division of the FCA, as it positions itself as a proactive defender of consumer rights.
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Indy Savage is a former wild child (okay, maybe not so "former") and current used-bookstore owner. Lee Nightingale is a former bad boy and now runs a private investigation service. Toss together a quiet barista with a not-so-lawful side-business, a crazy Vietnam Vet, a pothead, a drag queen, family and friends who will not mind their own business, a few stun guns, and a bag of diamonds, and mix them all up with some shootings, a high-speed chase and car bombs exploding, then hang on for your first wild Rock Chick ride.
©2008 Kristen Ashley (P)2014 Audible, Inc.
Hot romance/Sci Fi we're so lucky to have Audible to feed our book addictions. I love walking my precious dog Sydney & listening to my books
"A Rockin story"
Indy Savage is the daughter of a cop, a bookstore owner, and a wild child. She's loved Lee Nightingale since she was five years old. Once she was old enough, she would practically throw herself at him, only to be rejected. After feeling humiliated by the last rejection, she made sure to avoid him for good and move on. Now she's in trouble because of her coffee 'artiste' Rosie who apparently has some diamonds these men want. He has dealt pot to the wrong people and now they seem to be after him, which in turn means her too. How do they know? They get shot at. The only one who can help them is the one she wants to keep at arms lengths, Lee.
Lee Nightingale is well... who the hell knows. But he is an alpha bad-ass and has a command center, nuff said... Lee has wanted Indy for quite some time. He was waiting for his moment where they would both be more stable and not crazy hormone ridden teens. Unfortunately Indy has been avoiding him for a decade. Now, he has a chance with her and he isn't giving it up. He will do anything to protect her *sigh*, and anything to have her. I will admit, I was not impressed by him in the beginning. He came off as a total A-hole and he could be too blunt. But as I kept listening, he grew on me. Plus, he was really sexy and delicious, so it wasn't hard.
This book had some action, some quite hilarious moments, Cool Action, a bit of steam (nothing too crazy hot and that disappointed me a bid), and of course some sexy alpha bad-ass men. I was so frustrated, these two, were interrupted SO many times throughout the book while they were 'trying' to get it on. I felt their pain... All of the characters were a bunch of oddballs but together they were all perfect and the banter was just awesome. There were a few moments however, that I felt the story dragged on a bit, which had me wondering in my mind but then the story would redeem it's self once again.
All in all it was a Ok listen but i'm not sure that i will continue with the series.
I really enjoy the world of books! Narration just add layers to that world... don't u think? :)
"I love K.A. Books!"
So... I started my K.A. fix with "Own the Wind"... after discovering the Kane Tack Allen, then Shy Cage... and Tabby... I continued with the entire Dream Man Series... (which was awesome by the way).
I learned about Nightingale and his crew of bad-asses from the Dream Man Series...so to finally see where it all started.. O yeah... I scooped this up day one!
I have to say.. compared to the Dream Man series... this series seems a bit more tame... Not as much smexy bits... and a strong angsty romance undertone...after all the drama....
Still.. this book totally Rocked! I loved every single morsel! I cannot wait till all of the Rock Chicks are on Audible!!! So excited... Instant Download!
Narration was good.... I think I like the Narrator for Dream Man better...but you know what... It was still decent...
Great Buy, Credit or Sale... (I would credit this ...as it is pretty pricey)
"Glad I read the Kindle version first"
I listen to a LOT of audiobooks so I'm a little demanding when it comes to who reads them. If I listened to this story without knowing what a great author Kristen Ashley is, the person reading it would have killed all my interest in the series. And it's an awesome series worth reading and re-reading! Lee's an alphahole in the best sense of the word and you get very little of why that's good in this reading. There are several ways for females to narrate male parts....simply reading in a monotone is not a good one. So boring, with zero nuance! Also, the prissy way she reads Indy's parts (which obviously make up most of the story...and a Rock Chick is anything but prissy) is maddening. I swear she almost whispers when she has to say a bad word. It's not a Regency romance (which she should probably stick with). Yes, as another reviewer noted Indy's a bit immature and gets others into trouble, but the WAY it's read is what makes that so annoying that it sort of takes you out of the story. I hate to compare a Kristen Ashley story to Janet Evanovich's series, but at least she had a couple of narrators that worked hard on pacing and getting different/unique voices for the various characters so you didn't get jolted out of the story when a switch occurred. I think this almost would have been better if a man like Scott Brick had read it! Still love KA, but this was a tough haul.
I'm proud to be a bookaholic...addicted, obsessed, passionate!!! My favorite way to relax & escape reality....
"I absolutely ADORED this book!"
All I have to say is this book is full of the typical KA fun - there are kidnappings, car chases, steamy bedroom scenes, swoony moments, outright hilarious moments, drag queen performances, shoot-outs, explosions, a seriously epic food-fight, a kickass heroine, and one SEXY AS HELL alpha male, and of course, a wonderful love story. I loved every character in this book... Indy, Lee, Ally, Tex, Todd, Duke, the whole entire crew!! So many LOL moments. I'm definitely rating 5 stars because Rock Chick deserves nothing less!
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"Fluffy, formulaic series"
Fluffy and fun, the first book (and best) in a series of love stories is enjoyable and fairly well written. Indy Savage owns a used-bookstore/cafe where an amusing group of friends gathers regularly. Indy meets Lee Nightingale who owns a private investigation company. Lee moves in, after knowing Indy since childhood, as he protects her from a crazy succession of attacks caused by the side business of a cafe employee. Some grammatical problems, but because it's written in first person, this could be intentional.
About the series: I have listened to books 1 - 6 and found each one a repeat of the first love story. In fact, the love interests from one book to the next are so closely matched in characteristics that the author must have copied some of the dialog word-for-word. Still, they offer adequate entertainment, especially if you listen to other authors in between listening to books in this series.
Rock Chicks!!! I have been a fan of the series for freaking EVAH! So having the first book of the series is like every birthday, anniversary, and Christmas all rolled into one!
Kristen Ashley writes with depth and a keen sense of comedic wit.
Of course being a good writer does NOT a good audio book make! Kristen Ashley paired with Susannah Jones does!
One of the things that I love about Ms. Ashley's books is her strong characters, from the main characters to the support or secondary characters. They are distinctive and most definitely colorful! So that means you NEED to have a storyteller who can keep up!
Ms. Jones brings it in a big way! She does an excellent job making each of the characters' voices unique and with plenty of emotion, she makes Rock Chick sing!!!!
"Who says "EEK!"?"
Who on earth actually says "EEK!"? I know no one who says that...unless they've seen a mouse...That got very annoying. Other than "EEK!" being way over used, the story line was great and this book was very well written.
I just Love the Allure of a Great Romance...a Pair of Rose Colored Glasses...some Fine Wine, and a Subscription to Audible...
"Thououghly Fun!"
Rock Chicks, Book 1, by Kristen Ashley was a surprise to me. I'm not sure why because I have enjoyed several of Kristen's books. I will start by saying that I didn't love the cover...and that made me a bit skeptical, and even hesitant to begin. But when I did...to my delight, I discovered a light-hearted, lol, funny diversion from several of her other books.
A little reminiscent of "Stephanie Plum"...including a hilariously witty protagonist named Indie, missing diamonds, lots of clever antics; a motley collection of characters that I just loved, and, of course, hot Alpha's...I have already pre-ordered Book 2 which will be on audio June 10, 2014!
Enjoy this book! It is definitely Credit Worthy!
Well it's actually not Dan. It's his wife who can't figure out how to change that on the profile. But I love to read and listen to books.
"If you love Stephanie Plum then this is for you!!"
I would recommend this book to my friends. Fun but romantic book with some suspense too.
This book had a perfect balance of romance, humor and suspense. Reminded me a lot of the Stephanie Plum series. Story line had an engaging plot and didn't end in a cliff hanger!!! It was HEA just the way I like it. Of course you were introduced to the characters in the next Rock Chick book and I can't wait to read that one too.
Susannah did a wonderful job! I would listen to her again and again.
Loved the adventures and craziness Indy got herself into. Lee was a hot alpha male, so that didn't hurt either. Insert swoon here.
"One of my favs"
The funny loving crazy mixed family.
All of it never a dull moment.
She read it in a way you could she the movie playing in your head. Wonderful.
I love the whole series but this is the beginning of my love affair. Hope the rest come out on audio.
"Great Series!!! Brings laughter and tears!"
A great Series! I started by reading the series in book format. After reading the whole series a number of times (yes its that good!!) I ordered these to listen to in the car on long journeys.
I found the narrator really good and believable, and i appreciated aspects of the story,that i had obviously missed by reading it.
I hope that audible bring out the other series's of Kristen Ashley, as the books are naturally funny and Susannah Jones reads them so well, that i find myself smiling and laughing in the car.
"awesome series"
have read the entire rock chicken series and loved them all. would highly recommend them - action, romance, danger, sex and rock and roll all mixed with some amazing story telling, fantastic characters and super with - have now purchased the stories on audible and slowly working my way through the series again.
"highly recommend"
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